# Mobile upgrade: Should I consider jumping from Android to iOS? Help me decide. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 22, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244 "2014-08-22T22:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/41 "2014-08-27T20:38:42Z")
> [@andrewm](#): > > The iPhone 5 and later models all have the headphone jack on the bottom anyway (there is room for it with the replacement of the wide 30-pin dock connector with the narrow Lightning connector). I just noticed this from watching a couple of reviews on YouTube. I also noticed the iPhone screen is considerably smaller than that of my current Samsung, which is a definite minus. Decisions, decisions. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/42 "2014-08-27T22:23:35Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Not from my carrier, and they don’t let you bring your own. If I do opt for an iPhone, it’ll be the 5s, with the highest amount of storage offered by my carrier. What carrier do you have? > [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > If you’re picky about how things on your phone look and how you want your screens and icons arranged, and you like to install things like custom keyboards and other mods that change the core functionality of the phone, then you will not be happy with iOS. iOS allows you to rearrange all icons. Also, the upcoming iOS 8 will indeed allow custom keyboards and other extensions. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/43 "2014-08-28T04:55:50Z")
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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/44 "2014-08-28T04:59:46Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > What carrier do you have? Credo Mobile, a Sprint reseller–so, Sprint basically. > [@](#): > > iOS allows you to rearrange all icons. Also, the upcoming iOS 8 will indeed allow custom keyboards and other extensions. Rearranging icons would be good, or even better would be the ability to sort them by frequency of use. AFAIK stock Android doesn’t provide this, but I’ve had it in the past with a certain custom ROM. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/45 "2014-08-28T05:34:49Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > I also noticed the iPhone screen is considerably smaller than that of my current Samsung, which is a definite minus. As mentioned upthread, an iPhone 6 announcement is expected on September 9th. It’ll include at least one and possibly 2 larger sized phones. It’s likely the 5s will still be available after then, possibly at a lower price. Unless you have an urgent need for a phone, you’d be better off waiting till the 9th. Even if the announcement doesn’t change your mind, it might save you some money. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/46 "2014-08-28T07:03:44Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Credo Mobile, a Sprint reseller–so, Sprint basically. > > Rearranging icons would be good, or even better would be the ability to sort them by frequency of use. AFAIK stock Android doesn’t provide this, but I’ve had it in the past with a certain custom ROM. Credo offers the iPhone 5s but it won’t have the iPhone 6? That’s weird. Don’t forget you could always jailbreak an iPhone to get a lot more customization and functionality. I’m pretty sure there is a jailbreak install that will let you view apps by frequency of use, but I don’t know for sure. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/47 "2014-08-28T12:51:38Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Credo Mobile, a Sprint reseller–so, Sprint basically. > Rearranging icons would be good, or even better would be the ability to sort them by frequency of use. AFAIK stock Android doesn’t provide this, but I’ve had it in the past with a certain custom ROM. One nice feature of iOS is the ability to create folders for the apps. I have my games in one folder, airline apps in another, and so on. I don’t believe that there is a function that tracks usage but I have a folder labeled “Crap” for things I don’t use but I still want to keep ( Facebook, Voice memos, etc. ). As to battery life, I go three to four days before I need to recharge. I have a iPhone 4s that is almost 4 years old and I have not had to replace the battery. I also still have the iPhone 1 I got in 2007 and it still works and has the original battery. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/48 "2014-08-28T20:20:18Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > Credo offers the iPhone 5s but it won’t have the iPhone 6? That’s weird. I’m not saying they never will, but I don’t know exactly when that’ll be. I’m assuming it won’t be on release day, but I could be wrong. And, anyway, for reasons of cost and also wanting to let others live through the tribulations that go with new product and OS version releases, I tend to shy away from release-day purchases. Even Apple has been known to release the occasional bug. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244/49 "2014-08-28T20:25:29Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > One nice feature of iOS is the ability to create folders for the apps. I have my games in one folder, airline apps in another, and so on. I don’t believe that there is a function that tracks usage but I have a folder labeled “Crap” for things I don’t use but I still want to keep ( Facebook, Voice memos, etc. ). Android has that too, although with recent version releases there’s this bug of disappearing homescreen icons. That’s why I thought it would be nice to be able to sort the app drawer by frequency of use, they way one might do with a utility drawer IRL. I realize this doesn’t say much for Android, lately. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-upgrade-should-i-consider-jumping-from-android-to-ios-help-me-decide/696244.md?page=2)